1,500 Acres Of Non-Agricultural Land Identified For Adilabad Industrial Park
Adilabad collector Rajarshi Shah recently held a meeting with farmers from these villages: Reports
ADILABAD: Revenue officials of Adilabad district have identified in Bhoraj mandal nearly 1,500 acres of non-agricultural land out of the 2,062.01 acres proposed for an industrial park.
The state government has proposed the industrial park on lands available in Rampur (T), Gimma (B), and Hattighat villages in Bhoraj mandal.
Adilabad collector Rajarshi Shah recently held a meeting with farmers from these villages and assured them that fair compensation for land acquired for the industrial park.
Shah clarified that only 47.22 acres of land attached by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is to be acquired for the industrial park. The ED has attached land belonging to GS Biotech following a case the directorate registered against the company.
According to official sources, of the land proposed to be acquired for the industrial park, 259.23 acres is in Guda, 333.38 acres is in Rampur (T), 275.089 acres is in Gimma (B), and 1,149.11 acres is in Hattighat.
Adilabad BJP MLA Payal Shankar said revenue officials have so far identified around 1,500 acres of land unsuitable for agriculture for the industrial park. However, leaders of other opposition parties have questioned the proposed acquisition of this land. Political circles allege some of the identified land belongs to benamis of political leaders.
In the interim, collector Rajarshi Shah directed officials to distribute compensation for 487 acres of land that has been acquired from people who will be displaced once the Korata-Chanaka barrage comes up. The state government has sanctioned ₹70 crore for compensating those displaced by the barrage.